English Explanatory Dictionary

esker

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A long, narrow, sinuous ridge created by deposits from a stream running beneath a glacier.
name
  1. A surname from German.

Pronunciation

/ˈɛskɚ/ /ˈɛskə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-esker.wav

Word forms

esker eskers eskar

Etymology

From Irish eiscir (“esker, glacial ridge”).

Synonyms

osar asar os ose
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